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Rocky PrePost scripting 2024 R2

RAPrescribedForce

Last update: 17.07.2025

class RAPrescribedForce

Rocky PrePost Scripting wrapper representing an Additional Force motion.

Retrieve this specific wrapper after setting the correct motion type on a RAMotion. For example:

motions = motion_frame.GetMotions()
motion_1 = motions.New()
motion_1.SetType('Additional Force')
additional_force = motion_1.GetTypeObject()

Methods:

Name Description
GetForceValue([unit]) Get the value of "Force Value".
SetForceValue(values[, unit]) Set the values of "Force Value".

GetForceValue(unit: Optional[str] = None)

Get the value of “Force Value”.

  • Parameters: unit – The unit for the returned values. If no unit is provided, the returned values will be in “N”.

SetForceValue(values: Sequence[Union[str, float]], unit: Optional[str] = None)

Set the values of “Force Value”.

  • Parameters:
    • values – The values to set. The values can be heterogeneous, the element of values can be an expression with input variables or a float. Must have exactly 3 elements.
    • unit – The unit for values. If no unit is provided, values is assumed to be in “N”.
  • Raises: RockyApiError – If values doesn’t have exactly 3 elements.

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